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- 15 Aug 2016
IBM, VMware, Others Leverage $12.76Bn Personal Identity Management Market
A "Personal Identity Management” report by MarketsandMarkets estimates the market will grow from USD 7.37 Billion in 2016 to USD 12.76 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of…
- 8 Aug 2012
NIMC Says Cashless Initiative Requires Reliable Identity Management
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has highlighted the need for a reliable identity database and its adoption in the financial services sector to reduce fraud and improve Gross…
- 24 Jul 2015
National Identity Management System is now Functional, says D-G
Mr. Chris Onyeneme, the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the National Identity Management System (NIMS) “is now functional’’. Oneymeme, who made this…
- 23 Sept 2024
NIMC, SecureID Strategise on Advancing Identity Management
SecureID, a smart card manufacturing company, proudly hosted the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote for an insightful role in Nigeria’s…
- 17 Aug 2020
NIMC, Identity Management Crisis in Nigeria and the Way Forward
By Gbenga Odegbami Identity management is important and cannot be overemphasized. It is so strategic that almost all the past government administrations in Nigeria since 1976 have considered it a…
- 1 Jun 2016
ITU Releases New Standard on Identity, Access Management
A new ITU international standard will bring greater business relevance to the identity and access management (IAM) systems employed by enterprises to manage electronic identities and control access…
- 8 Oct 2017
Seamfix Set To Unveil Identity Management Solution 'BioRegistra'
By peter oluka Seamfix, Nigeria’s leading provider of identity management solutions, has announced plans to unveil an innovative data management solution to the Nigerian market. The solution, named…
- 27 Nov 2012
Accenture Inks $250m Contract for Identity Management, Credentialing System
Accenture Federal Services has received a five-year contract from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to create identity management and credentialing system processes to verify and…
- 9 Apr 2021
Aladekomo to Speak on National Identity Management @ UNILAG
The University of Lagos MBA 83-84 class has invited Sir Demola Aladekomo to speak on the Socio-Economic Imperative of National Identity Management. Aladekomo is a Computer Engineer. He is the…
- 15 Sept 2024
Nigeria in the Forefront of Enhancing Consent and Data Privacy in Identity Management – Durodola
While the world grapples with how to solve data privacy issues with rising cases of cybercrime and identity theft, Mr. Olatunji Durodola, founder and chief innovation officer of UrbanID Global, who…
- 28 Nov 2022
Capital Market Registrars Harp on Identity Management
The Institute of Capital Market Registrars (ICMR) has stressed the need for proper identity management to boost investment in the nation’s capital market. The President & Chairman of Council of…
- 2 Dec 2014
Intel Acquires PasswordBox, a Digital Identity Manager
Intel Corporation has announced the acquisition of PasswordBox, an award-winning provider of a cross-platform identity management service that gives users a convenient way to log into all of their…
- 15 May 2017
NCS Tasks LASG on Identity Management
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has called for effective use of Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) as credible tool to achieve the state’s mega city agenda, especially in curbing…
- 28 Aug 2024
UrbanID: Revolutionizing Identity Management Systems Across the World
As the world grapples with economic development and humanitarian challenges, one company has been leading with tech solutions that focus on implementing next generation digital identity systems to…
- 10 Nov 2015
Identity & Access Management Market Reach $24.55Bn by 2022- Research
Grand View Research has disclosed that a rise in web-based applications and risk management solution, such as policy-based compliance and audit management - combined with cost containment are set to…
- 27 Oct 2014
Experts Want NIMC Act Repealed, Multi-Dimensional ID Approach
Experts at the 2014 annual lecture of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) have called for a multi-dimensional approach and a review of the National Identity Management…
- 19 Jun 2014
National ID Card can Stem Financial Fraud- Onyemenam
Chris Onyemenam, director general of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has described the national identity management and the national identity card as systems built to curb …
- 17 Jun 2019
NIMC Joins Secure Identity Alliance
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has joined the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), as an Advisory Observer, according to a statement by the management. The statement said the SIA is…
- 16 Dec 2013
Stakeholders Say NIN is Asset for National Transformation
The importance of ‘proof of identity’ known as National Identification Number (NIN) resonated Monday at a Business Forum organised by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos with…
- 7 Jul 2008
Nigeria to spend N30 billion on National identity database
Mr. Chris Onyemenam, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has disclosed that the country requires N30 billion to build up infrastructure for the creation of a secure…
- 18 Apr 2016
NIMC Misquoted on 'National ID to Replace PVC in 2019' -Ogbonna
The management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has refuted reports on some national dailies and online platforms (CommunicationsWeek excluded), that the National identity card…
- 26 Aug 2013
NIMC, ALGON Join Hands for Enrollment Centres in LGAs
Chris Onyemenam, director general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has called on the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) to support, partner and cooperate with NIMC to…
- 24 May 2022
SEC Working on Solution to Identity Theft in Capital Market- DG
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has stated that the Identity Management System being developed by the capital market would tackle the lingering identity management issues while allowing…
- 10 Aug 2010
Galaxy Backbone Completes NIMC ICT Infrastructure Project
Galaxy Backbone has completed and delivered the first phase of a nationwide national identity management ICT infrastructure network. Speaking during the commissioning tour of National Identity…
- 5 May 2015
Chams Consolidates Business, Focuses on Improving Shareholder Value
Chams Plc, a leading identity management firm, has announced the successful restructuring and consolidation of its operations to focus on the business of identity management. Very Reverend Ayo…
- 30 Sept 2019
Adequate, Credible ID Management will Foster Access to Credit - Heritage Bank Boss
Mr Ifie Sekibo, managing director /ceo, Heritage Bank has stressed the need for the federal government to work towards creating a credible and strong identity management towards expanding access to…
- 22 Aug 2012
Gloom as NIMC Sacks 83 in Delta, 4,000 on Cliff Hanger
There was palpable gloom on faces of staff at Asaba, Delta state as the management of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) made good its threat to sack 4, 000 of its workforce nationwide,…
- 13 May 2025
NIMC Launches NINAuth Digital Identity Verification App for Govt Services
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) of Nigeria has launched a new digital identity verification tool called the NIN Authentication (NINAuth) application. The initiative, which forms part…
- 22 Jun 2015
No Going Back On NIN September Deadline- NIMC
The issuing authority for National Identity, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has put 1st September, 2015 in which all transactions involving the identification of individuals must…
- 2 Apr 2016
NIMC Explains Priority to VIPs, Over 700,000 Cards Yet to be Collected
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has explained why it seemingly give attention to highly placed individuals in the society in the ongoing electronic identity card registration and…